Ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables to study memory led to the discovery that

A) the amount remembered depends on the time spent learning.
B) working memory's central executive focuses attention.
C) information that is automatically processed is rarely forgotten.
D) our sensory memory capacity is essentially unlimited.

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Perla Sierra · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Ebbinghaus' use of nonsense syllables revealed that the amount remembered depended on the time spent learning them. He found that he could learn more syllables in a shorter amount of time if he studied them repeatedly rather than all at once. This discovery laid the foundation for the concept of learning curves and demonstrated the importance of repetition and practice in memory formation.

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